Rutherford Hayes actually said...

The constitutional authority to regulate the Congressional elections which belongs to the Government of the United States, ought to be enfor...

It is confidently believed that no sound argument can be made in support of the constitutionality of national regulation of Senatorial elect...

I respectfully refer to that message for a statement of my views on the principle maintained in debate by the advocates of this bill.

The United States election laws are not necessary, an ample reply is furnished by the history of their origin and of their results.